Kabul vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$276	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	29	7
😀 Quality of life	21	55
🏙️ Population	4.27M	77.6K

The cost of living in Kabul is 35% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6130th ($567 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Afghanistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 8953rd and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Phuket

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	Kabul	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.48	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$13219

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743